2019-2020 Student Athlete Academic Advisors:

Hi Counselors,

There have been very significant NJCAA changes that impact student athlete's academic planning and advising because of covid.

I have attached our student athlete advisor list. As we prepare for walk-in, please refer them to a counselor on this list or consult with us if they have a student athlete or prospective athlete.

Thanks,

Katie

Katie Goldstein, MS, LGPC

Rockville

Fabian Drain                 fabian.drain@montgomerycollege.edu  

Katherine Goldstein    katherine.goldstein@montgomerycollege.edu

Antonette Jones          antonette.jones@montgomerycollege.edu

George Rice                  george.rice@montgomerycollege.edu

Takoma Park

Terri Bailey  terri.bailey@montgomerycollege.edu

Gus Griffin    gustavus.griffin@montgomerycollege.edu

Germantown

Mark Levine  mark.levine1@montgomerycollege.edu

Harry Zarin  harry.zarin@montgomerycollege.edu

 Appointments should be made via STARFISH.  If you cannot get an appointment online with your schedule, contact us directly either by email.  www.montgomerycollege.edu/can

Confidential Reporting for Athletic Concerns

There is now a mechanism for students and employees to confidentially report athletic concerns. More information and reporting options can be found here: https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/_documents/about-mc/heoa/confidential-reporting-for-athletic-concerns.pdf

STUDENT‐ATHLETE ADVISING “GAME PLAN”

As of July 1, 2012 what athletic teams will be on our campuses?

• Germantown campus – men’s baseball and women’s volleyball
• Rockville campus – women’s basketball and softball, men’s and women’s track, and men’s and women’s soccer
• Takoma Park/Silver Spring campus – men’s basketball, and men’s and women’s tennis

 In order for a student‐athlete to be eligible to play a sport, how many credit hours should they be registered for each regular (fall and spring) semester?

• Student‐athletes must* be registered for 12 credit hours in order to be eligible to compete. However, similar to Financial Aid regulations, developmental courses that carry no credit can be considered. In cases where semester hours are different than credit hours awarded (e.g., EN101A, MA181, etc.), only the credit hours count. For example, if a student‐athlete was registered for EN101A (3 cr/5 sem), MA099 (0 cr/4 sem), BI107 (4 cr/4 sem), and PY102 (3 cr/3 sem) they would have a total of 10 credits hours, but for NJCAA compliance 14 “credit” hours total.
  *NOTE: Student‐athletes with a documented disability may be granted relief from this requirement and should consult the Athletic Director and/or their DSS counselor concerning this.

Does a student‐athlete have to take all of their courses at the campus where their sport is located? For example, if a student is a member of the women’s tennis team do they have to take all of their classes at TP/SS?

• No. With the change in our athletic program on July 1, 2012 MC will became a single, multicampus NJCAA member with only one College team available for each sport. Therefore, this allows students to cross campuses to play sports on any campus, as well as take courses and be advised on any campus.

How should student‐athletes register for classes? Are there any holds that impact the registration process?

• While in‐season student‐athletes must register/add classes using a paper registration form in‐person at the Admissions Office. Student‐athletes have an “athletic hold” on their record during their season of play, but that doesn’t keep them from registering. This hold does not allow student‐athletes to drop below the minimum 12 credit‐hour requirement while competing. If a class must be dropped while the hold is in place a registration form must be signed by the Athletic Director or designee. Out‐of‐season, the hold is removed so studentathletes can register and drop online, without a signature. 

If I have questions about advising student‐athletes who should I contact?

Derek Carter, Interim Athletic Director
Office: Mannakee Building (MKE), Room 315E
Contact: (240) 567‐7587 and derek.carter@montgomerycollege.edu

Spring 2013 Registrar Updates and Reminders!!

Students who may register in person: Early Placement, Underage, Student Athletes

Increase in credit hours should be noted in SPACMNT (a paper form should not be filled out).

Admissions and Records will not accept overrides on the add/drop form until the first day a class meets.

Waitlists will be cleared at 11 p.m. the day of the first class meeting. If you want a copy of the waitlist, be sure to print a copy of it before 11 p.m.

Advising Student Athletes

Earlier in the summer Tyra and Marcus figured it would be helpful to put together a “cheat sheet” for counselors and faculty advisors working with student-athletes, especially as our athletic programs transitioned on July 1st. It’s just meant to capture some basic things that might come up, so don’t expect to be an expert using this. I know in the past couple of weeks some folks have already had questions about what counts and what doesn’t, so hopefully you find this somewhat helpful.

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Student Athletes & Eligibility

Mark Crutchfield, our college-wide Athletic Director, confirmed that in order to be eligible to participate in our sports programs students must be enrolled in 12+ credit hours. And those hours must be at the campus in which they plan to play.

There is no change to the policy/eligibility for EN001, EN002, RD095, RD099, MA094, MA097, and MA099 courses. Those billing hours can be included in the 12 “credit” hours. Example, a student with EN001, RD095, and DS103 would be good to go because he/she would have 12 billing hours/2 credits.

The problems comes in with classes that have a difference in credits and billings hours, like AELP, EN101A, etc. Apparently they can only use the number of credits award to determine eligibility.

As we have discussed previously, this may mean that some AELP students would need 18 semester hours in order to have 12 credit hours to be eligible. Food for thought when working with these students.